Posts by Eugene Kim

Eugene Kim

Eugene Kim is the Editor-in-Chief of My Modern Met. In May, 2008, he co-founded the website to create one big city that celebrates creative ideas. His mission is to promote a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.
September 12, 2009

Cool Concept: Portable Solar Tree (5 pics)

When you're out at the beach or anywhere else there's sun, why not use the Solar Tree to charge your gadgets? Korean designers Jun-Se Kim, Min-Goo Kim and Dong-Eon Kim have created a portable pole equipped with a solar panel on top. Simply stick the pole in the ground, and solar energy that is harnessed from the panel is transferred to onboard batteries. Electricity is then made available via multiple sockets mounted on the pole.

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September 10, 2009

Audrina Loves Strawberry Shortcake and Laundry Machines

Audrina Patridge covers the October 2009 issue of Maxim Magazine. Best known as the sole brunette on MTV's “The Hills,” (and for that Carls' Jr. hamburger commercial), Patridge is trying out horror films with “Sorority Row,” premiering this weekend. Amazed by the rumors that buzz around her, she's heard “That I have chin implants, cheek implants, a nose job…God, everything. I took my brother out one night, and he was my boyfriend the next day.

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August 21, 2009

Digital Art Masterpieces – Ray Caesar (15 pieces)

Ray Caesar's digital art is some of the best I've ever seen. His pieces almost look like paintings due to their unique emotional impact and seamless blending, but each piece is exclusively created using a 3D modeling software called Maya. Some of Caesar's artistic inspiration came from working for 17 years in the Art and Photography Department of The Hospital For Sick Children in Toronto.

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August 6, 2009

Amazing Canned Food Art (18 pieces)

You know all that canned food that we give away during Christmas time? Maybe we should create some art with it before we give it away… The most unique food charity in the world, Canstruction is an annual international design/build competition where architects, engineers, designers, and students compete to design and build gigantic structures made entirely from cans of food!

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